Senate Bill S4306

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits state contracts with contractors who do not provide health insurance which covers supplemental breast cancer screenings

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S4306 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §139-m, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8037

2023-S4306 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits state contracts with contractors who do not provide health insurance which covers supplemental breast cancer screenings; authorizes the comptroller to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations.

2023-S4306 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4306 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4306
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CHU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  participation  in
   state contracts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 139-m to read as follows:
   §  139-M.  PARTICIPATION  IN  CONTRACT  PROHIBITED;  HEALTH INSURANCE;
 SUPPLEMENTAL BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS. 1. A CLAUSE SHALL BE INSERTED  IN
 ALL  SPECIFICATIONS  OR CONTRACTS HEREAFTER MADE OR AWARDED BY THE STATE
 OR ANY PUBLIC DEPARTMENT,  AGENCY  OR  OFFICIAL  THEREOF,  FOR  WORK  OR
 SERVICES  PERFORMED  OR  TO  BE  PERFORMED, FOR GOODS SOLD OR TO BE SOLD
 PURSUANT TO WHICH ANY CONTRACTOR, TO WHOM ANY  CONTRACT  SHALL  BE  LET,
 GRANTED  OR  AWARDED,  AGREES,  AS A MATERIAL CONDITION OF THE CONTRACT,
 THAT NEITHER SUCH CONTRACTOR NOR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY OWNED  OR  AFFILIATED
 PERSON,  FIRM, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION HAS PARTICIPATED OR IS PARTIC-
 IPATING OR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN A HEALTH PLAN  OFFERED  WHICH  DOES  NOT
 COVER SUPPLEMENTAL BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS.
   2.  ANY  SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE RENDERED FORFEIT AND VOID BY THE STATE
 COMPTROLLER, IF, SUBSEQUENT TO EXECUTION, SUCH PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP
 OR CORPORATION HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN SUCH HEALTH PLAN WHICH FAILS TO
 PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS.
  3. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL OPERATE TO IMPAIR ANY EXIST-
 ING CONTRACT, EXCEPT THAT ANY RENEWAL, AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION OF SUCH
 CONTRACT OCCURRING ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION  SHALL
 BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION.
   4.  THE  COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE SHALL PROMULGATE ANY NECESSARY RULES
 AND REGULATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law and shall apply to all contracts entered into, renewed
 or modified on and after the effective date of this act.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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